Gasoline-dispensing stand



Filed 15.15. 1922 afnews-sheet 1 uvyul. Lu-u July 5, 192W. v1,634,541

N. HENNINGSEN GASOLINE DISPENSING STAND Filed Aug. l5, 1922 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 5, 1927.

NOBLE H-ENNINesnN, orf SALEM, o REeoN.

, GASOLINJLDISPENSING STAND.

Afpiiation sie@ Augustt 15,` 19,22. sepiai N. 582,063: Y

This invention relates to :gasoline dispensing tanks, the primary objectof the iilivention being to provide means for dispensing gasoline 'bythe gravity system, eliminating the necessity off using pumps or thelike-for dispensing fluidl from. a tank of this character. n

Another object of the invention is to provide a dispensing tank of thischaracter wherein the purchaser may at a glance, determine the Yquantityofggasoline being dispensed by the tank.

A stillffurther object of the invention is to provide meanstofinsure theexact quantity ot' fluid? desired passing from the tank, andobviatingfany possibilty of' an excessive quantity ot fluid beingdispensed.

lith the foregoing and other` objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the conibination andarrangement of parts and in the Vdetails Aof constructionhereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment oi` the invention herein disclosed, may be made withinthe'scope of what is claimed, without departing` from the spirit of theJinvention.

Referring to the drawings: FigureA 1 is a front elevational view of aldispensing tank constructed in accordance with the. invention.

Figure 2vis a' sectional view taken Aon line 2 2' of FigureA i Figure 3is a sectional view taken on line ot` Figure 2.

Figure la is a sect-ional view taken. on line y 1-t of Figure 2.v

Figure 5 is an enlarged det-ail view of the gauge, formingv a part ofthe invention, and Figure 6 is al sectional view through the Vthree-wayvalve for controlling the passage of fluid through the gauge.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5designatesv thebase of the tank which is formed with the usual opening 6to permit of access to the interior of the base. Supported at the upperend ot the base, is a supporting section 7 on which the tank 8, ismounted.

Secured within the tank 8, and disposed at the upper extremity thereof,is a supporting member 9 providing a support for the guide rod 10disposed substantially ycentrally ofthe tank 8. The base 11 of the tank8 is formed with a threaded opening to receive the pipe 12 which isrelatively large and-v provides asupport for thegniov- -which rod isformedwith a bore formed throughout a pprtiorik of'its length vtoaccommodate the rod 1() as shown by Figure 2 ot the drawings to guidethe controlling rod and tube 1.3' Iin their movements within i" thetank.

Positioned in the with the tube 13. is suitable stufiing box indicatedat 15 whichfstufiing box provides a fiuidtight. connection between thetube 13 and pipe 12, butfat the same time permits the tube 12`t o bemoved withinthe tank 8, to accomplish its purpose.

` if pi e16 has its upper end secured within the'pipe 12 and provides achamber at the base of the tank 8 which chamber is normallyl filled withgasoline and may be drawnoflfbymeans of the valve 17, to lill smallcontainers such as quart cans'or'the like. This valve 17 may also beused as a drain tofcarry oit. any sediment that may be p resentin thepipe 1.6. A stuffing 'loonrr 1A8fis supported at the base of the pipe 16and pi'ovides 'a fluid-tight connection between the Walls ot' theopening, atthe base of the pipe 16 andthe controllingl rod` 14, which isshown as l passing l' through the opening formed in thel lower end ofthe pipe 16. Eachlefndf of the tube 1,3 isv cut awayto define a spider19,'whicl`i spiders provide spaces to admit fluid to the tube 13, theupper spider also forming'. a guide for ther'od 10. n The discharge.pipe to ywhich the filling hose is connected', is indicated at 2O,- andhas connection withI the pipe/12l to direct fluid contained Iin theVpipe 12 tothe filling lhose not shown, where the same may be directedto the tank being filled. The reference character 21 designates a gaugewhich has its upper end secured within the head 22 which is secured tothe wall of the tank 8, in a manner to provide communication between theinterior thereof and the gauge.

.Thelower Vend of the gauge is supported k.by the coupling 23 which issecured to the supporting section 7 and has communication with theinterior of tank 8- through the pipes 24 and 25, the passage of fluidthrough the pipes 24 and 25 being regulated by means of the three-wayvalve 26, a detail view of which is shown by Figure 6 of the drawings.

pipe 12 and contacting soV As shown, the three-way valve 26 hasCommunication with the drain pipe 27 as through the pipe 28, whereby thefluid in the gauge 21 may be drained therefrom and returned to the mainor supply tank, not shown.

Fluid is fed into the tank 8 through the pipe 29 that has connectionwith the main or supply tank not shown, and has its discharge endextended downwardly as at- 30, so that fluid enters the tank 8 at thebase thereof. Secured to the head 22 and coupling 23, are rods 31 thatsupport the wire mesh material 32 acting as a guard to protect thegauge. The wire mesh material also provides a support for the wire 33which extends through the wire mesh material crossing the saine atpredetermined points throughout the length thereof to indicatequantities of Huid contained in the tank 8. In order that the fluid inthe pipe 1G anc tank 8 may be returned to the supply tank, a valvemember 34 is provided, which may be moved to establish communicationbetween the pipe 16 and pipe 27.

Positioned within the base is a rod 35 on which are provided lugs 36,arranged in spaced relation with each other throughout the length ot'the rod 35. These lugs provide stops or rests 'for the finger 37 that isiarried by the controlling rod 14 so that the controlling rod may bemoved to cause the linger to rest on certain lugs regulating thequantity ot fluid passing `trom the tank 8.

The base 5 also provides a cabinet for the dispensing ot' lubricatingoils, a plu 'ality of spigots being indicated at 38, which spigots arein communication with supply tanks not shown. Positioned in the base 5is a tray 39 which is formed with partitions dividing the tray into anumber ot compartments, it being understood that a compartment is tormeddirectly under each of the spi gots to catch the oil drippings from eachspigot.

F rom the foregoing it will be seen that the 45 tank 8 is filled withgasoline through the pipe 29, and assuming that it is desired todispense live gallons of gasoline from the tank 8, the finger 37together with the rod 1&1,

is moved to a position to bring the finger into engagement with theiifth lug 36, lowering the discharge tube 13 within the tank 8 to aposition wherein the gasoline contained in the upper portion of the tankwill be drawn oill through the discharge pipe 20.

It is contemplated that as soon as a quantity of gasoline hasbeendispensed, the tank 8 may again be filled ready tor the next dispensingoperation.

Having thus described the invention, whatl is claimed as new is1- 1. Ina liquid Vmeasuring and dispensing device, a easing, a reservoir mountedon top of the casing, a supply pipe rising through the easing and intothe reservoir, an overflow pipe extending downwardly from the reservoirthrough the easing, a measuring tube adjustably mounted through the topof the casing to project into the reservoir to different heights andcarrfy ol predetermined quantities ot liquid therefrom, a well in thecasing surrounding the lower end of said measuring tube, and a drainconnection between the lower end of said well and said loverflow pipewhereby said reservoir, measuring tube, well and overflow pipe may beentirely drained of liquid when said drain connection is opened and whensaid measuring tube is lowered in the well.

2. In a gasoline dispensing stand, a base, a tank supported in the upperportion oit the base, a discharge pipe mounted in the base andcommunicating with the tank, a vert-ically movable dispensing tubeoperating through the discharge pipe, a drain pipe extending into thetank, a pipe establishing communi'- cation between the lower end of thedischarge pipe and drain pipe, a valve in the last mentioned pipe topermit fluid to be drained therefrom, and means for adjusting thedispensing tube within the discharge pipe.

' NOBLE HENNINGSEN.

In testimony thatl claim the foregoing.

